Bat Help Needed - Rough Rider
 

Hello guys,
My dad picked up this bat at an antique market about a week ago, and he asked me to get some opinions for him. At first glance, it looks like a ring bat, with many black rings present. It has Rough Rider etched into the bat mid barrell, and the end of the bat has a flat look. Any help to dating this bat? I couldn't come up with anything when researching rough rider bats.
thanks
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Cool bat. I am not familiar with Rough Rider bats, but it resembles a zebra stripe bat. Certainly looks old, does it appear to be home made or factory made?
matt

Thanks Matt. It doesn't have any noticeable lathe marks. It doesn't really look like a home made bat in my opinion, but I am a bat novice.

Everyone tried to cash in on the Rough Riders of the Spanish American War around 1898, they were SO famous and I bet that is where the name comes from and the time frame fits with the look of tha bat. So in the mind of this History Major/History Geek I would date the bat to July 2, 1898 :D

Rhys